Month: May 2014

A year after the protests, Gezi Park nurtures the seeds of a new Turkey The unrest that shook Istanbul began in anger over the loss of green space but became the catalyst for a wider awareness Share2829 inShare19 Email Constanze Letsch in Istanbul theguardian.com, Thursday 29 May 2014 16.01 BST Jump to comments (69) Protesters at Istanbul’s Gezi […]

A SHALLOW SISTER’S DATING WORKSHOP – THE HEART “The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of…” That one line encapsulates unreasonable motivation. Why do we sometimes go to unfathomable depths with a lover? The heart has its reasons. Why do we pursue the unattainable? The heart has its reasons. Why do we risk […]

A caption from a well-known mobile server took on another meaning GEZI PROTESTS – THE ANNIVERSARY PART IV – THE PEOPLE The Gezi Protests brought out the best and the worst in people. Protesters who helped, aided and encouraged, found in themselves a person they liked. Their bond was a love for each other, for […]

GEZI PROTESTS- THE ANNIVERSARY PART III – THE WRITING ON THE WALL The Gezi Protests were a revolution filled with love and laughter. Sure there was anger but there was humour to balance the real danger, fear and desperation of a people who only wanted to be free to express the beauty that lived inside […]

GEZI PROTESTS – THE ANNIVERSARY PART II – GASED AT GEZI Protesters learnt to arm themselves against the copious amounts of tear gas lobbed at them. Those who could afford it and were there for the long haul bought serious equipment. Others made do with was to hand. a water bottle Cling film a wonder […]

GEZI PROTESTS – THE ANNIVERSARY PART I – CHAPULERS At the end of this month will be the first anniversary of the Gezi Protests, when the progressive thinking public took to the streets to say ‘enough is enough’. It was a euphoric time. A people before suppressed by fear of speaking out, rose up and […]

FRIENDS – A SHALLOW SISTER’S TAKE A Shallow Sister’s friends are required, above all not to judge, just to accept. An ideal friend is the one who will look into the bag you have placed upon her kitchen table to see the decapitated head of your husband in it and respond, “I’ll get the shovel”. […]

CYBER SEX : A SHALLOW SISTER’S DATING WORKSHOP I too am amazed this should be under the dating umbrella, but it transpires cyber sex is often the way to date. It does have its upside, as in you don’t actually leave home and there’s no chance of an STD. However, it’s a cheap date and […]